[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2697-2: important: Security update for bind

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SUSE Security Update: Security update for bind

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:2697-2

Rating: important

References: #1007829 #965748

Cross-References: CVE-2016-8864

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

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An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata

is now available.

 

Description:

 

 

This update for bind fixes the following issues:

 

- A defect in BIND's handling of responses containing a DNAME answer had

the potential to trigger assertion errors in the server remotely,

thereby facilitating a denial-of-service attack. (CVE-2016-8864,

bsc#1007829).

 

- Fix BIND to return a valid hostname in response to ldapdump queries.

(bsc#965748)

 

 

Patch Instructions:

 

To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2016-1588=1

 

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

 

 

Package List:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64):

 

bind-9.9.9P1-49.1

bind-chrootenv-9.9.9P1-49.1

bind-debuginfo-9.9.9P1-49.1

bind-debugsource-9.9.9P1-49.1

bind-libs-9.9.9P1-49.1

bind-libs-debuginfo-9.9.9P1-49.1

bind-utils-9.9.9P1-49.1

bind-utils-debuginfo-9.9.9P1-49.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch):

 

bind-doc-9.9.9P1-49.1

 

 

References:

 

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8864.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1007829

https://bugzilla.suse.com/965748

 

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